Re: [APML] Alternative to Film and CCD

["Michael Barlow" <mikeba@rochester.rr.com>]

    I think you misunderstood, I probably will eventually go the CCD rout
but If there is an alternative to CCD (and to 35mm type film and to pencil
drawings) I'd rather go that rout.  Is there some other thing I could do
that would collect an image much like a film and or computer chip camera?
Michael A. Barlow
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hap Griffin" <lgriffin@sc.rr.com>
To: "Michael Barlow" <mikeba@rochester.rr.com>; "Discussion of Film
Astrophotography" <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2004 1:11 PM
Subject: Re: [APML] Alternative to Film and CCD


>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Michael Barlow" <mikeba@rochester.rr.com>
> To: <Astro-Photo@seds.org>
> Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2004 12:53 PM
> Subject: [APML] Alternative to Film and CCD
>
>
> >     I'd hate to go top a CCD camera only because _I ain't got no clue
with
> > computer graphics_.   Since Film Photography is dieing I'm wondering
what
> > else is available commercially or can be made?  An example would be,
> > grabbing a piece of plate glass and some chemicals for astrophotography,
> or
> > some other do-it-yourself contraption.  Other then a CCD, Manual
drawings,
> > or Film, is there something else that we can capture images on to?
> > Michael A. Barlow
> >
>
> Take a look at the new Digital SLR cameras by Canon and Nikon.  The Canon
> Digital Rebel for well under $1000 is giving superb results.  There are
> Yahoo groups for digital astrophotgraphy and the Canon cameras
specifically.
> Also look into ImagesPlus (www.mlunsold.com) and DSLRFocus
> (www.dslrfocus.com) to see what kinds of tools are available for use with
> these cameras.
>
> I used to be a die-hard film astrophotographer, but I shoot exclusively
now
> with a Canon Digital Rebel modified to remove its IR filter and will never
> go back.
>
> You can see a few of my shots at www.machunter.org/hapspics.html.
>
> Hap Griffin
> www.hapg.org/Imaging_Infinity.html
>

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